TEST 1

Teacher: Lorena Mariel Airoldi

Student: ___________________________

The Expo of The Century in Seville.

King Juan Carlos of Spain opened Expo '92, the largest universal exposition of the 20 th. century, in April 1992. It
cost $285 million, and it celebrated the 500th. anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America, and five
centuries of scientific and technological progress.
Spain chose Cartuja Island near Seville as the location of Expo '92, and the theme The Age of Discoveries, because
of historical links with Columbus. People believe that he spent the last ten years of his life in the beautiful
monastery on the island and wrote four autobiographical books there.
With the choice of Seville for Expo '92, Spain decided on a major investment project in Andalucia. The
construction work for this project took ten years and employed over 20,000 workers. It cost $7.5 billion and
provided new motorways, a high-speed rail link to Madrid and a very modern telecommunication system. Seville
got new hotels and flats, a new international airport and its first opera house, where Placido Domingo sang
Carmen on the opening night. Seville also had the new high-tech Cartuja park.
Over 40 million people visited Expo '92. When it ended, it became Cartuja '93, a scientific, technological and
cultural park, and it attracted a million visitors in the first 45 days!

A. Read the text and answer these questions

1. Who opened Expo 92' in Seville?
King Juan Carlos did/opened it.
2. Why was it important?
Because it was the largest universal exposition of the 20th.
3. How much did the Expo cost?
Its cost $285 million.
4. Did it celebrate an important event? Which one?
Yes, it did. It celebrated the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovery of America.
5. Was the Expo in Seville?
No, it wasnt.
6. Which was the theme's name?
The themes name was the Age of Discoveries.
7. Did the name have a connection with Columbus?
Yes, it did.
8. What do people believe about Columbus?
People believe that he spent the last ten years of his life in the beautiful monastery on the island.
9. How many autobiographical books did Columbus write?
Columbus wrote four autobiographical books there.

10. Which place did Spain choose to start a new project?

In the new high-tech Cartuja Park.
B. Ask questions.
1. How many years took that project? How long did the construction work for this project take?
It took ten years.
2. Did employed it ten workers? Did it employ..?
No, it didn't. It employed over 20.000 workers.
3. How much cost the construction? How much did the construction cost?
It cost $7.5 billion.
4. Did provided new things? Did it provide new things?
Yes, it did. It provided new motorways, among other things.
5. (nose que poner) What did Seville get?
It got new hotels and flats.
6. Which song sang Placido Domingo? What song did Placido Domingo sing?
He sang "Carmen."
7. How many people visited Expo 92?
Over forty million people.
8. Did it doing in the same place? Did it remain with the same name when it finished?
No, it didn't. It became Cartuja 93'.
9. Was it have the same exposition?
Yes, it was. It was a science, technology and cultural park.
10. How many visitors attracted?
A million.
C. Complete the text with the comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives in brackets.
California is _the most famous___ (famous) state in the USA. It isn't __a bigger the biggest____ (big) state; that's
Alaska. But it's got ____the largest____ (large) population and it's certainly ___the most important__ (important) state
for the US economy (it's ___richer___ (rich) than most countries in the world). The coast has one of ____the best___
(good) climates in the USA; it's ___________________________; it's _____warmer______ (warm) and ___drier____ (dry)
than most places. Some people would also say it's ____the most beautiful_____ (beautiful) state! But California has
some problems; Los Angeles has one of ____the worst__ (bad) crime rates of any US city.
D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present simple or present continuous.
1. She __watchs__ (watch) TV every day. She __is watching__ (watch) it now.
2. Where ___are do you come____ (you/ come) from? I ___come____(come) from Australia.
3. Who ___is Andy phoning___ (Andy/phone)? "His girlfriend. He always __phones___ (phone) her at seven o'clock."
4. What __are does your brother doing___(your brother/do)? He__is worksing___(work) in a car factory.
5. John __is taking es___(take) his driving test today. He ___is_____ (be) very nervous.

E. Answer about you

1. Where did you go last year? _I went to Mar del Plata__
2. Who did you go with? __I went alone___
3. How long did the journey take? __The journey took me six hours___
4. Did you enjoy it? __Yes, I did__
5. What do you do on Monday morning? __I go to the University___
6. Do you often listen to pop music? __Yes, I do___
7. Are you writing at the moment? __Yes, I am. (Im writing at this moment)___
8. Where were you yesterday night?______ I was in my house _____
9. Were you at home last Sunday?_____ Yes, I was ______
10. Is your mother working at the moment?_____ No, she isnt ____
F. Complete the paragraph using travel verbs
Steven was escaping from the police. He _move parked__ his car at the bus station very quickly. He immediately ran to
the stairs and __took_ the first bus that came. After travelling for an hour, he __left got off__ the bus and went straight
into the underground. There he _took__ the train and went away. Two stations ahead, he _left got off_ the train and
got outside. When he was crossing the street, he stopped a taxi and _took got into_ it. The taxi driver took him to the
airport, where he __leftgot off__ the taxi, and rushed into the airport. But unfortunately the police were there waiting
for him and he couldn't __took get onto__ the plane. Instead, the police got into the police car with him and took him
to the police station.
G. Change "have got / has got" to "have / has".
1. She hasn't got a new car.
2. My parents have got a ticket to Europe.

She has doesnt have a new car.

My parents have a ticket to Europe.

3. Have you got an extra pen?

Do you have an extra pen?

4. Where have I got my wallet?

Where do I have my wallet?

5. My sister hasn't got any money.

My sister doesnt have any money.

6. Has your teacher got a brother?

Does your teacher have a brother?

H. Wriring. Write about a nice experience, your holidays, etc. Use a variety of tenses, comparatives and superlatives,
and connectors to link your ideas. (200 words).

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